Andy To is a rising creative with a poetic touch to video and quickly becoming a name to know. His name is now on the mind of Apple CEO Tim Cook, who gave the young filmmaker a shoutout on Twitter for a short on life in New York City captured all on the iPhone XR.

Andy To is a photographer and filmmaker based in NYC. Along with his partner in life and business Joycelyn Linh , he travels nonstop creating content for brands including Adobe, Sony, Adorama, Apple, major airlines, and tourism boards globally. Andy says he's dedicated his life to filmmaking and spreading positivity.

From their early days of YouTube and photography, Oakland natives&nbsp;Joycelyn Linh (@jlinhh)&nbsp;and Andy To (@andyto) have taken their creative passions and moved them permanently to New York City as they continue to travel the world for projects.

Instagram may be changing our brains, but it's also changed how people choose their next adventure. People might see a photo of a destination on their feed and decide to book their tickets minutes later. With over 346 million posts on #travel, it's clear that Instagram is not only a getaway from our day-to-day lives - but a gateway to an actual destination as well.

As the year gradually draws to a close, most of us will start to think of what 2018 will bring - specifically where our travels might take us. If you're in need of some inspiration, Business Insider has teamed up with The Indie Traveller to bring you a comprehensive list of the most inspiring, wanderlust-inducing, and influential travel Instagram accounts on the planet.

What better way to get inspired to travel (or just to travel vicariously) than to follow some amazing travel photographers on Instagram. But who should you follow? To help answer that question I created this ultimate Top 100 list. It considers things like follower count, follower ratio, account activity, engagement rate, and several other nerdy metrics.